rural

[US]/ˈrʊərəl/
[UK]/ˈrʊrəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. relating to the countryside

Phrases & Collocations

rural area

rural development

rural community

rural population

rural farming

rural economics

rural education

rural credit cooperatives

rural life

rural environment

rural migrant workers

rural electrification

rural sociology

Example Sentences

the southern rural poor.

the rural way of life.

a sleepy rural town.

rural life in the Thirties.

an expression of rural values.

rural areas of Britain.

the dictionary lists ‘rural policeman’ s.v. ‘rural’.

houses in lone rural settings.

his masterly account of rural France.

a poet and recorder of rural and industrial life.

the spread of the urban population into rural areas.

the Black vote; the rural vote.

We left the city for a rural home.

He lived a rural life.

Casas rurales, hoteles rurales, apartamentos rurales, campings y albergues rurales en Europa.

Real-world Examples

Compared with urban transportation, rural transportation has experienced even bigger changes.

Source: CRI Online July 2019 Collection

In rural areas the picture is bleaker still.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

That is benefiting the AfD surging particularly in rural areas.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

The duck doesn't see urban and rural.

Source: VOA Standard English_ Technology

So rural means in the countryside, basically.

Source: Tips for IELTS Speaking.

They lived in a small rural community.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

There are other ways of rural production.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

Most of them live in rural areas.

Source: This month VOA Special English

Their rural dream has become a nightmare.

Source: America The Story of Us

Take Adams State University in southern rural Colorado.

Source: Daily English Listening | Bilingual Intensive Reading

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